Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church holds final mass

A procession through the cemetery followed the final mass held last Sunday. Reverend Schill discussed how the Our Lady Mt. Carmel Cemetery Fund is currently at $40,000, but needs to be closer to $100,000 to be a viable, lasting foundation. PHOTO BY HILARY NOWATZKI.

A procession through the cemetery followed the final mass held last Sunday. Reverend Schill discussed how the Our Lady Mt. Carmel Cemetery Fund is currently at $40,000, but needs to be closer to $100,000 to be a viable, lasting foundation. PHOTO BY HILARY NOWATZKI.

On Sunday, the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church north of Langdon found its pews filled to capacity as the congregation held mass in recognition of Corpus Christi for one last time before the church doors were closed for good.“We are saying farewell to our parish, which has been here since 1888,” said Reverend Damien Schill, who spoke before the congregation on Sunday.The church b...

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